World Screen

CULVER CITY: 3net has lined up a kids’ 3D programming block, which will feature more than 30 hours of exclusive native 3D content at launch. The 26×30-minute animated robot series Bolts & Blip, produced by ToonBox Entertainment and South Korea’s …

BURBANK: To promote the upcoming launch of ABC’s Pan Am, select malls across the U.S. will be featuring a special booth that recreates a first-class cabin from a 1960s-inspired Pan Am plane. Starting August 26, four malls across the U.S. …

BEIJING: BBC Worldwide has sold its natural-history title Frozen Planet to CCTV, as the second annual BBC Showcase China is currently under way. BBC Worldwide and CCTV have had a long-standing partnership, which has included the co-production Beautiful China, known …

SCOTTSDALE: HDTVs were cited as the second most-desired device for consumer-electronics purchases in the Asia Pacific, according to ABI Research, with smartphones ranking as the top pick. ABI Research conducted a trio of surveys on the Asia-Pacific consumer-electronics markets. Among …

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is debuting the special Life 2.0 tomorrow as part of its monthly feature-documentary strand. As Lisa Erspamer, the executive VP of production and development at the channel, tells TV Real, the OWN Documentary Club is focused …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol TV Internacional has hired Roberto Corrente to lead the company’s efforts in Europe and Asia, serving the company’s clients from the offices in Spain. “My main objective is to extend Caracol Televisión’s product in the international marketplace, in …

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group posted a net profit of 324 million euros for the first half of the year, up 26.1 percent from half-year 2010, with revenue up 3.4 percent to 2.75 billion euros, reflecting higher TV ad revenues in Germany, France …

LONDON: By 2016, 94 percent of U.K. households will have an HD-ready TV set, according to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media. The worldwide average is 48 percent, putting the U.K. third globally, behind Canada and New Zealand, …

STOCKHOLM: Former ITV and Virgin Media Television exec Daniela Neumann has been appointed the VP of central programming at Viasat Broadcasting. Neumann will fill the role as of September 1 and will report to Jakob Mejlhede, the senior VP of …

LONDON: Food Network UK is set to launch Reza’s Indian Food Palaces (working title), a U.K.-commissioned program featuring top Indian restaurateur Reza Mahammad, in October. The 10×30-minute series showcases chef Reza’s modern take on traditional Indian dishes. Reza, who is …